A vocational rehabilitation intervention for young adults with physical disabilities: participants' perception of beneficial attributes | Knowledge Translation for Employment Research Center

Authors:	Bai, M. I., Sattoe, J. N. T., Schaardenburgh van, N. R., Floothuis, M. C. S. G., Roebroeck, M. E., & Miedema, H. S.
Year Published	2017
Publication	Child: Care, Health and Development
Volume	43
Number	1
Pages	114-125
Publisher	Wiley Online Library
Background	This study explores the barriers and facilitators that young adults with physical disabilities experienced while finding and maintaining employment after an intervention program that supports work participation.
Purpose	To ascertain the participant-perceived beneficial attributes of the program and participants' recommendations for additional components.
Setting	Semi-structured interviews with former intervention participants, which were recorded and transcribed.
Sample	Young adults with disabilities (n= 19) that formerly participated in the study.
Data Collection	Data was extracted from the clients' charts and logged in a digital data extraction form. The following background characteristics were reviewed from the charts: age, gender, medical diagnosis, educational level and type of education.
Control	There was no control for this study.
Findings	Physical functions and capacities, supervisor's attitude, self-esteem and self-efficacy and openness and assertiveness were experienced barriers and facilitators for finding and maintaining employment. Improvement of self-promoting skills and disclosure skills through job interview-training, increased self-esteem or self-efficacy through peer-support, a suitable job through job placement, improvement of work ability through arrangement of adjusted work conditions and change of supervisor's attitude through education provided to the supervisor were perceived as beneficial attributes of the program.
Conclusions	Findings suggest that programs supporting work participation should provide real-world experiential opportunities that allow young adults with physical disabilities to develop new insights, self-efficacy and life skills.
URL	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cch.12407/full
Disabilities	No specific disability
Populations	Male & Female
Outcomes	Employment acquisition
NIDILRR Funded	No
Research Design	Case reports
Peer Reviewed	Yes

Year Published

2017

Publication

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volume

43

Number

1

Pages

114-125

Publisher

Wiley Online Library

Background

This study explores the barriers and facilitators that young adults with physical disabilities experienced while finding and maintaining employment after an intervention program that supports work participation.

Purpose

To ascertain the participant-perceived beneficial attributes of the program and participants' recommendations for additional components.

Setting

Semi-structured interviews with former intervention participants, which were recorded and transcribed.

Sample

Young adults with disabilities (n= 19) that formerly participated in the study.

Data Collection

Data was extracted from the clients' charts and logged in a digital data extraction form. The following background characteristics were reviewed from the charts: age, gender, medical diagnosis, educational level and type of education.

Control

There was no control for this study.

Findings

Physical functions and capacities, supervisor's attitude, self-esteem and self-efficacy and openness and assertiveness were experienced barriers and facilitators for finding and maintaining employment. Improvement of self-promoting skills and disclosure skills through job interview-training, increased self-esteem or self-efficacy through peer-support, a suitable job through job placement, improvement of work ability through arrangement of adjusted work conditions and change of supervisor's attitude through education provided to the supervisor were perceived as beneficial attributes of the program.

Conclusions

Findings suggest that programs supporting work participation should provide real-world experiential opportunities that allow young adults with physical disabilities to develop new insights, self-efficacy and life skills.

URL

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cch.12407/full

Disabilities

No specific disability

Populations

Male & Female

Outcomes

Employment acquisition

NIDILRR Funded

No

Research Design

Case reports

Peer Reviewed

Yes